COMMENTARY: Henry Ford made America smaller

7:07 PM,
Jul. 29, 2013

Written by

Paul Labadie

Detroit will have to live with the notoriety of having recently filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. But the Motor City can still claim pride in the fact that what Henry Ford started there still impacts the country today.

In my 10 years of giving tours as a Model T driver at The Henry Ford museum, I've had my share of unique questions. Last summer one young man was especially curious.